UAE introduces 30-minute emergency Return Permit for Golden Visa residents stranded abroad
Saudi trims Umrah visa entry window to one month—UAE pilgrims urged to book sooner
UAE unveils four new visit-visa categories and tightens rules for existing permits
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GCC confirms Q4 pilot of single tourist visa covering six Gulf states
The six GCC members confirmed that a pilot of their long-awaited Unified Tourist Visa will begin in Q4 2025. The e-visa will allow seamless leisure travel across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, potentially adding millions of visitors and boosting multi-destination itineraries that start or end in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
MENA-OECD Business Advisory Board meets in UAE, calls for smoother talent mobility
At the MENA-OECD Business Advisory Board meeting in Dubai (29-30 Oct), officials and business leaders called for accelerated harmonisation of visa rules, professional-qualification recognition and digital work-permit systems to underpin economic diversification. The discussions signal potential new mobility opportunities for UAE-based multinationals across the wider region.
US ends automatic EAD extensions—UAE firms with American assignees face new compliance pressures
The US has abolished automatic 180-day extensions for most EAD renewals, effective 30 Oct 2025. UAE companies with staff on assignment in America must now file renewals earlier and manage potential work-authorization gaps for H-4 and L-2 spouses, adding complexity and cost to US outbound mobility programmes.